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No. S. 177.-Statement of Sanitary Measures adopted against Hongkong.
Place or Port.
Nature of Measures.
Date,
Reference to Government
Notification.
16th April, 1924.
Manila.
All ports in the United States of America, including the Hawaiian Is- lands.
Inspections outside Manila harbour from 20th April. Third class passengers and new Crew must comply with the vaccination requirements.
Inspections outside the ports from 1st April. Steerage passengers must comply with the vaccination require- ments. Cabin passengers must produce a vaccina- tion certificate or be vaccinated by ships doctor or quarantine authorities.
30th April, 1926.
No. S. 178. Returns of the Average Amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the month ended 30th June, 1926, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks:-
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE IN RESERVE.
$
$
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China
13,936,203
5,300,000*
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation
Mercantile Bank of India, Limited...
41,069,833
38,000,000†
1,520,577
550,000$
TOTAL
$
56,526,613
43,850,000
* In addition Sterling Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £1,287,100.
† In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents and Straits Government valued at
£3,108,097.
§ In addition Securities deposited with the Crown Agents valued at £380,000.
No. S. 179. The following statement of the securities lodged with the Crown Agents by the Mercantile Bank of India, Limited, against their notes in circulation, is published for general information under Section 5 of the Mercantile Bank Note Issue Ordinance, 1911, (Ordinance No. 65 of 1911):---
Amount.
Nominal Value.
Price when deposited.
Latest market price.
1024-1012
Security.
51% Treasury Bonds repayable
@ 100 in 1930
£380,000
9th July, 1926.
W. T. SOUTHorn,
Colonial Secretary.